Use it or Lose it: Facilitating the Use of Interactive Data Apps (IDAs) in Psychological Research Data Sharing

Open Data and the use of Open Source Software are two key principles of Open Science. However, the mere online availability of data and source code does not guarantee their reuse by other researchers (Kim & Yoon, 2017). At the same time, sharing large data sets in an understandable and transparent format that motivates researchers to explore said data sets remains a fundamental challenge (Ellis & Merdian, 2015). Interactive data apps (IDAs) have the potential of making scientific data sets more accessible and attractive, both within and beyond the academic research community. Specifically, in times of information overload, soaring time constraints, and often underdeveloped programming skills, IDAs may increase researchers’ willingness and capability to engage with large data sets and reuse them efficiently. unknown unknown